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MINNEAPOLIS—
Vin Mazzaro entered the game against Minnesota on Tuesday night in the toughest of situations -- bases loaded, nobody out with the Kansas City Royals down 3-2.Manager Ned Yost was hoping Mazzaro, who has been used more as a
starter than a reliever this season, would be able to use his
slider to wiggle out of the jam. But Mazzaro gave Rene Tosoni a
fastball on his first pitch, and paid for it.
Tosoni hit a grand slam and Chris Parmelee also went deep to
lift the Twins to a 7-4 victory over the Royals.
"That's the first time I've come in in a situation like that,"
said Mazzaro, who turned 25 on Tuesday. "Yeah, it's different, but
you just got to in there, keep the same mentality as a starter and
go in there and attack the zone. Unfortunately, he jumped the first
pitch and got good wood on it."
Mazzaro settled down after that, allowing one run on two hits in
the final three innings. But the damage was already done.
